Selene: This is really one strange story.

Me: Hence the title, Selene.

Selene: Right.

"Liz, what are you training with?"

"Your original pistols. That's what I need to keep practicing with still. I need to practice my new senses." I said grabbing the pistols and sliding new mags in.

"Normal silver bullets, right?" She asked.

"Of course, Mom. I'm not gonna waste silver nitrate and ultraviolet rays. We need those for the real thing." I replied opening the door to the target training course.

Selene started the course and we worked as a team to train. There was a lycan dummy sneaking up from the corner from ten yards away and I could hear the growl. I hopped on a roof to a training building spotting it. I looked at my mother and nodded that I was gonna surprise it from behind. She smiled mischievously and nodded telling me to go. I jumped on its back distracting it and Mom shot it. "Nice one, Princess."

I smiled and saw one come up behind her. I shot it perfectly in the head. "I'm liking this too much I think." I said smiling.

Mom laughed and it caused me to laugh with her. "Oh, Hunny. I felt the same way at first. But technically, you can't enjoy it TOO much."

This caused me to giggle. "Love you, Mom."

"Love you too, Baby." She said hugging me.

I pulled away smiling and continued training. Selene followed. We trained for another eight hours then called it quits. "That was so FUN!" I said excitedly.

"I'm glad you pushed me to turn you. That was really good teamwork."

I laughed. "You were the one that trained me all those years. So of course it was."

I put my pistols away and we walked out the door. Michael greeted us with a frowned face. Mom and I looked at him confused. "What's the matter, Michael?"

"It's time."

This made us more confused. "Time for what, Daddy?" I asked.

"Time to meet the new lycan leader. Kahn found out who it was."

"Who is it?" Selene asked anxious to know.

"You're not gonna like this, Selene."

"Why? Who is it? Michael, tell us." She said desperate now.

"It's Raze."

"What?! How!?"

"I don't know. We'll find out together."

"I'm coming too." I said.

"Elizabeth, no. It's too dangerous."

"Michael, let her come. I think she's ready." Selene replied.

I looked at her. "Really, Mom?" I asked.

She smiled at me. "Of course. Time to put your skills to the test."

I squealed excitedly and hugged her. "Oh thank you, Mother. Thank you so much!"

This caused her to laugh and I let go. "You're welcome, Princess." She said and we walked to the weapons room to pack some weapons for the trip. "Take your pistols. They'll be your best bet."

"Ok. I'm taking my knife too just in case." I said placing the knife in my boot. I replaced the magazines in my pistols with magazines of silver nitrate. I put them in my bag and some extra mags of ammunition. Mom always said you can't ever have enough ammunition.

Mom quickly packed her bag and we left. We got to the lycan den within ten minutes. "Follow my lead." Dad said to us.

We nodded and followed. Some of the lower-level lycans eyed me like I would attack for no reason and growled until we reached the leader's office. I felt creeped out a bit. "Mom, why were they eyeing me like that?" I asked her in a whispered voice.

"Just ignore it, Darling. It's normal." She whispered back and took Dad's hand.

We walked in the office and was greeted by who I assumed was Raze. "What are YOU doing here?" He directed at Mom.

"She's with me." Michael replied. "We're here to make peace between the two species."

"Peace?! With the vampires?! How do I know you're not lying?" Raze asked seriously.

"Look, all we want is to end this ridiculous war." I interrupted.

He looked at me. "Who are you?"

"None of your business, Raze. But she's right. We just want to end this war as much as you guys do." Selene said.

"Why should we trust YOU, Selene?" He asked menacingly. "After all, you killed most of our kind yourself."

I jumped up pinning him against the wall. "How dare you." I said through clenched teeth. "That was Viktor's fault. Not hers."

"Liz, put him down. It's ok." Selene said.

I looked at her then looked back at Raze. I glared at him as I put him down. "I'm warning you." I said sitting down again. "Nobody insults my family."

"Liz, calm down, Baby." Selene said taking my hand as if to help.

I slightly calmed and took a deep breath. Michael turned to Raze. "Sorry about that."

He kept talking and Mom helped a bit. I got up and snuck away quietly. I ran outside and jumped on the roof of a building across the street to think. *Why don't they understand?* Everything ran through my mind and I just cried. I didn't know how long I was crying until Mom showed up and sat next to me. She looked worried. "What's the matter, Baby?" She asked.

"I don't want to talk about it." I said through my tears.